Abstract: This study investigated entrepreneurial training and graduate unemployment reduction in Anambra state, Nigeria. The decision to embark on this study was motivated by the high rate of unemployment in Nigeria, especially among the youth. The specific objectives of the study are, among others, to ascertain the effect of entrepreneurial curriculum development on graduate unemployment reduction in Anambra State, Nigeria and to examine the extent to which access to funding facilitates students’ entrepreneurial engagement in Anambra state, Nigeria. Based on the above objectives, three research questions and hypotheses were formulated and tested for the study. Relevant literatures were thoroughly reviewed and the study was anchored on the Expectancy Theory by Victor H Vroom (1964). Data were collected from a sample size of 394, drawn from a population of 27652 using the Taro Yamane formula. The data collected were presented using simple percentage and the hypotheses were tested using Pearson correlation statistical tool. The study found out, among others, that entrepreneurial curriculum development has an effect on graduate unemployment reduction in Anambra State. The study therefore, recommended that curriculum development on entrepreneurship in tertiary institutions should be expanded to include current entrepreneurial opportunities like digital marketing and sales, ICT, web development, digital data management etc. This is in addition to consolidating on the traditional skill acquisition schemes like baking, craftsmanship, among others.
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Training and Graduate Unemployment.
Title: Entrepreneurial Training and Graduate Unemployment Reduction in Anambra State, Nigeria
Author: DIKE CHINYELU Q.E, AMOBI DENNIS S.C (Ph.D)
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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